GNU bug report logs - #4718
23.1; C-h f gives doc for the wrong function

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:06 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: wontfix

Done: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Stefan Monnier'" <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: <4718 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>,
        "'Juanma Barranquero'" <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#4718: 23.1; C-h f gives doc for the wrong function
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:50:30 -0700

> > The problem is when there is only one completion and you 
> > hit RET. For prefix completion, you can pretty much guess
> > what the completion is, especially for
> > long input.  For partial completion you have no idea.
> 
> BTW, you may want to try icomplete-mode.

I do use icomplete-mode. Always have.

I report the problem on behalf of Emacs and Emacs users, not especially on my
behalf as a particular user. What I use personally is not very relevant. What I
use wrt completion is in fact very different from vanilla Emacs, in any case.
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